8 April 2015

Italian Canelloni ( Nigella site)

My son and my daughter love Italian food in all its versions.The only thing that when I do this kind of food (meat) have to be careful because my daughter is almost vegetarian (eating only fish).So use soy meat for this recipe instead of beef meat.This version of Nigella canellonis was so good, the richest recipes I've done the last time.

8 cannelloni pasta250 grams minced beef(meat mixture)250 grams tomato sauce50 grams butter1 onion chopped1 teaspoon oregano80 grams grinded cheese (like parmesan)or mozarella slices2 pinches of salt1 pinch of pepperolive oilMethodIn a pan fry in olive oil the chopped onion on small cubes,And then add the minced meat.Fry beef meat until it caches the color.Add, salt, pepper,oregano and about three tablespoons of tomato sauce.Set aside to cool slightly.Fill the canelloni with minced meat /do not squeeze meat too much, otherwise it would be too hard)Brush the baking dish with olive oil , cover the bottom with half the tomato sauce and arrangue the canellonis next to each other.The rest of tomato sauce pour over the top od canelloni making sure they are good cover, otherwise it will remain a little hard. Over tomato sauce arrange slices of mozarella or grated cheese and some butter leaves.Bake in preheated oven for about 30 minutes at 180° C ( 350°F).

Gloria, My wife loves pasta and so do I. However I do try to limit my intake of carbs so we only have pasta about once every other week... This dish looks luscious and I'm adding it to my "wanted list" for an upcoming pasta meal... Thanks and Take Care, Big Daddy Dave